| Round | Overall |
| 2 | 24 |
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Right-hand shot
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1967-68 | Brandon | WCJHL | 53 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 24 |
| 1968-69 | Flin Flon | WCHL | 55 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 40 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Was a junior teammate of Hall of Famer Bobby Clarke with Flin Flon in 1968-69.
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1969 |
| Debut: | October 11, 1970 (Chicago vs. Oakland) |
| Final NHL game: | April 9, 1977 (playoffs) (Atlanta at Los Angeles) |
| Retired: | 1978 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Numbers worn: | 28 (Chicago); 21 (Atlanta) |
Career NHL Statistics
Teams: Chicago,
Atlanta
Years: 1970-1977. Playoffs: 1974-1977
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 6 years | 298 | 68 | 97 | 165 | 102 |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 3 years | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Career Highlights
Played right wing for most of his NHL career. ... Played on 1971-72 Dallas team that won CHL regular-season title. ... Won CHL Adams Cup with Dallas in 1972. ... Played on first Atlanta Flames team in 1972-73 and appeared in the Atlanta-Calgary franchise's first game on Oct. 7, 1972, at N.Y. Islanders. ... Had longest point streak of any player on Atlanta Flames' inaugural team with nine-game scoring streak from Jan. 2-19, 1973. ... Played on 1977-78 Maine team that won AHL regular season title. ... Won AHL Calder Cup with Maine in 1978. ...Tied for AHL lead with eight playoff goals for Maine in 1978.
Transaction History
June 6, 1972 -- Claimed by Atlanta from Chicago in NHL Expansion Draft. September 1977 -- Signed with Philadelphia as an unrestricted free agent.
Significant Injuries
Missed end of 1969-70 season with separated shoulder. ... Missed part of 1971-72 season with hairline fracture in ankle. ... Missed part of 1972-73 season with injured left knee. ... Missed start of 1974-75 season with knee injury, suffere during Atlanta's 1974 training camp. ... Missed part of 1974-75 season with injury to other knee. ... Missed part of 1975-76 season with knee injury.
Life Outside the NHL
Full Name: Lawrence
Brian Romanchych
Nicknames: "Swoop",
"Swooper"
Pronunciation: ROMAN-chuck
Other Post-Draft Teams: Dallas (CHL); Tulsa (CHL); Maine (AHL)
Coaching Career: Named
Abbotsford (BCJHL) head coach prior to 1985-86 season and held position
until early in 1985-86 season. During this time, he required his players
to wear neck guards after one was killed during a practice when his neck
was cut by a teammate's skate. ... Named Langley (BCJHL) head
coach with 52 games remaining in 1985-86 season and held that position
through end of 1985-86 season. .. Named Abbotsford (BCJHL) head coach
during 1986-87 season and remained in that position through end of
1986-87 season.
Career Beyond Hockey: Founded
Crescent Moving
& Storage Ltd. in White Rock, British Columbia, in 1979 and built
the business up from just one truck to one of Vancouver's most popular
locally-owned moving companies.
Miscellaneous:
| Selected by Calgary Broncos in 1972 WHA Draft -- the first-ever WHA Draft -- in February 1972. | Was known in NHL during his playing days for having one of hardest slap shots in the league. | Shifted from his natural position of center to right wing with Atlanta in 1972-73. | Had longest assist streak of any player in Flames' first season (4 games from Jan. 3-10, 1973. |
| Recorded three two-goal games for 1972-73 expansion Atlanta Flames to tie for team lead. | Played right wing on line with Bob Leiter for Atlanta during 1973-74 season. | Worked as an instructor at hockey schools during off-seasons of his playing career. | An avid golfer, he played in several charity tournaments during his years in Atlanta. |
| SNAPSHOT '69 | |
| Total Selected: | 84 |
| Forwards: | 58 |
| Defense: | 18 |
| Goaltenders: | 8 |
| Major Junior: | 68 |
| College Players: | 8 |
| Canadian: | 78 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 1 |
| American: | 4 |
| European: | 1 |
| Reached NHL: | 49 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 10 |
| Hall of Fame: | 1 |
| All-Star Game: | 7 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 1 |
| Olympians: | 2 |
| Picks Traded: | 11 |
| 1969 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Chicago | Detroit |
| Los Angeles | Minnesota | Montreal |
| New York | Oakland | Philadelphia |
| Pittsburgh | St. Louis | Toronto |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1969